--- title: "Oxford Patristics 2019 · St Cyril’s" url: https://stcyrils.edu.au/news/oxford-patristics-2019 description: "The 18th Oxford Patristics Conference was held from the 19th to 24th August 2019, gathering nearly a thousand international patristics scholars, with a few…" --- 1. [Home](https://stcyrils.edu.au/) 2. [News](https://stcyrils.edu.au/news) # Oxford Patristics 2019 26 August 2019 ![Oxford Patristics 2019](https://stcyrils.edu.au/_image?href=https%3A%2F%2Fstcyrils.edu.au%2F_emdash%2Fapi%2Fmedia%2Ffile%2F01M5HJ9WZ57BGHA8XM4WHEVGST.jpg&w=1400&h=1050&f=webp&fit=cover&position=center) The 18th Oxford Patristics Conference was held from the 19th to 24th August 2019, gathering nearly a thousand international patristics scholars, with a few hundred of the delegates presenting on all matters of early Christianity. St Cyril’s in Sydney was well represented with Fr Daniel Fanous, Dean, presenting on: “_Christ Formed In You: Discerning Paul’s “Theotic Exegesis” in Origen and Irenaeus_“; Michael Ibrahim, Director of Learning & Teaching, presenting on: “_The liturgical hymn “O Monogenis” as a symbol of Post-Chalcedonian Christological convergence_;” and Samuel Kaldas, Lecturer in Philosophy, presenting on: “_Flight of the Living Dead: Asceticism as Living Death in the Desert Fathers and Late Platonists._” All were very well received, as were the excellent papers by faculty and friends from SAC in Melbourne, Fr Shenouda Boutros and Dr Lisa Agaiby. It was a fascinating conference, and a great chance to meet with old friends and scholars from around the globe! We look forward to Oxford in 2023. ## More from the College * [2 September 2026Unveiling Paul](https://stcyrils.edu.au/news/unveiling-paul) * [14 August 2026Sacred Hospitality with Fr Stephen Muse, PhD](https://stcyrils.edu.au/news/sacred-hospitality-with-fr-stephen-muse-phd) * [9 June 2026Enrolments for Semester 2 are now open!](https://stcyrils.edu.au/news/enrolments-for-semester-2-are-now-open-2) --- St Cyril’s Coptic Orthodox Theological College · 6/252–254 West Street, Carlton NSW 2218, Australia · +61 2 9546 6411 · registrar@stcyrils.edu.au Site guide for AI agents: https://stcyrils.edu.au/llms.txt